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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAILZIE-COCK, n. comb. The capercailzie, Tetrao urogallus. [′kelji-]m.Sc. 1920 J. Buchan in Outward Bound (Oct.) 25/2:
[He] stalked the cailzie-cock with his arrows in the great pine forest.
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